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The Olive Press Podcast episode two lands – crooks steal Swede’s Malaga home, the perils of Nolotil – and 60,000 English football fans in Bilbao

THE second episode of the Olive Press podcast is here! Tuck in to a fascinating 40 minutes in which we tackle the hot topics affecting

31 May, 2025 @ 11:25

Lead·Other News

Salamanca’s Plaza Mayor in Spain might be the most beautiful square worldwide

TO call Salamanca’s Plaza Mayor ‘just’ a city square, the little word ‘just’ has to pull off a heroic shift. Let’s not be coy: this

31 May, 2025 @ 10:30

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Property

What is behind dire predictions that Spain will suffer an extreme water crisis by 2050?

SPAIN has been lumped in with desert countries in Africa and the Middle East facing a future water crisis by 2050. The World Resources Institute

31 May, 2025 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

Court rejects appeal to reopen criminal probe into Valencia apartment fire that killed 10 people

‘No crime’ verdict over Valencia apartment block fire that killed 10 people

A VALENCIA court says no criminal act took place regarding the city apartment block fire in February 2024 that killed 10 people. The blaze in

31 May, 2025 @ 07:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: Leading lawyer clashes with Gibraltar’s Chief Minister over UK deal to give away sovereign territory to Mauritius

ONE of Gibraltar’s leading lawyers has slammed the Rock’s Chief Minister for his ‘obnoxious’ stance over the UK’s decision to cede sovereign British territory to

30 May, 2025 @ 18:15

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Bad news for electricity and gas users in Spain as temporary tax cuts on bills end on June 1

Inflation in Spain dips below 2% mark with energy costs falling

SPAIN’S inflation rate has fallen to below 2% according to preliminary May figures published by the National Statistics Institute(INE) on Friday. It now stands at

30 May, 2025 @ 18:00

Lead·National News

British boy, 5, saved from drowning at Mallorca hotel swimming pool

LIFEGUARDS saved the life of a 5-year-old British boy after he got into difficulties in a Mallorca hotel swimming pool. The incident happened around noon

30 May, 2025 @ 17:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Hacking group linked to Spain’s government which targeted Gibraltar resurfaces

A SPANISH hacking group called ‘Careto’ has resurfaced, almost a decade after it launched its last cyberattacks. Careto has links to the Spanish government, and

30 May, 2025 @ 16:00

Gibraltar·Lead·National News

Two women arrested in Madrid for running a ‘jihad academy that trained females in the ways of the Islamic State’

TWO women have been arrested in the Madrid area for allegedly running an online ‘jihad academy’ aimed at recruiting females. The Policia Nacional detained the

30 May, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Swedish expat threatened in her Costa del Sol home after finding crooks had stolen it with fake power of attorney

A PREGNANT expat fears losing her baby after she discovered fraudsters had stolen her dream home with fake legal certificates. The Scandinavian environmental scientist is

30 May, 2025 @ 14:45

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Lead·Property

Estate agency scraps controversial advert that critics said 'trivialised' Mallorca's housing crisis

Uproar forces German estate agency to sheepishly scrap advert that ‘trivialised’ Mallorca’s housing crisis

A GERMAN real-estate agency in Mallorca has scrapped an advertising campaign that used the ‘Game of Thrones’ TV series to ‘trivialise’ the island’s housing crisis.

30 May, 2025 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Fake plumber pulls out gun and assaults elderly couple during failed eviction bid at Valencia home

Two British men arrested after ‘British woman, 19, is sexually attacked’ while partying in Marbella

TWO young British men were arrested by the Policia Nacional after allegedly raping a British 19-year-old girl in a villa in Marbella. The events took

30 May, 2025 @ 14:15

Lead·Marbella

Nearly 40 sailboats from Spain and Gibraltar will compete in a regatta to cross the Strait

A RECORD 40 boats will take part in the Straitchallenge 2025, which takes place this Saturday on May 31. Almost 40 boats and more than

30 May, 2025 @ 12:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Giant 'bastard snake' pops up in toilet to shock homeowner in Spain

Giant venomous snake curled up in toilet shocks homeowner in Spain

A SHOCKED homeowner found a large bastard snake peering up at him from his bathroom toilet. The resident in Benejuzar(Alicante province) called for help shortly

30 May, 2025 @ 12:04

Animals·Costa Blanca·Lead

Ryanair boss O'Leary warns that 25% of carrier's fuel supplies could be cut in May with fears of higher ticket prices

Ryanair warns of soaring flight delays across Spain and Europe this summer

HOLIDAYMAKERS flying Ryanair this summer could face a travel nightmare, with the airline warning delays are set to skyrocket by ‘up to 20%’ – and

30 May, 2025 @ 11:44

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Groups representing October 29 flood victims and families boycott official Valencia Day celebrations

15,000 people make fresh call for Carlos Mazon to resign over Valencia flood disaster

THE latest protest demanding the resignation of Valencian president Carlos Mazon over his handling of the October flood disaster attracted around 15,000 people on Thursday

30 May, 2025 @ 11:27

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham parties in Ibiza with footballer brother and Wayne Lineker

JUDE Bellingham has been spotted enjoying a holiday in Ibiza together with his younger brother Jobe, and entrepreneur and Gary lineker’s brother Wayne. The Real

30 May, 2025 @ 11:20

Celebrity·Lead·Mallorca

Thousands of American students blocked from attending university in Spain thanks to new red tape

‘VERY CONFUSING’ instructions for implementing new immigration laws, have US university students flustered about whether they’ll be able to study under the Spanish sun. “Europe

30 May, 2025 @ 10:46

Lead

Alicante’s plan to check that tourist flats are legal and to keep all of the fines is delayed

ALICANTE’S plans to assume control to inspect, sanction, and collect fines for illegal tourist flats have been delayed because it hasn’t got enough inspectors. The

29 May, 2025 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

British tourists stuck in ‘third world hell’ at airport in Spain – in ‘taste of things to come when EES arrives’

IN A TASTE of what might happen at Spanish airports this summer- with a record number of UK tourists expected- long passport control queues formed

29 May, 2025 @ 17:45

Canary Islands·Lead·Tenerife

Three dead and three others injured after cattle shed roof collapses in northern Spain

Three dead and three injured after cattle shed roof collapses in northern Spain

THREE people died on Thursday and three others were injured- two seriously- when the roof of an under-construction cattle shed collapsed in northern Spain. Emergency

29 May, 2025 @ 17:00

Lead·Northern Spain

Outrage in Mallorca as German real estate company ‘makes fun’ of island’s housing crisis

A SLOGAN has caused outrage among the inhabitants and visitors of Mallorca, with a text seemingly making fun of the island’s housing crisis. ‘Game of

29 May, 2025 @ 16:30

Lead·Mallorca

Young tourist suffers punctured lung after being stabbed by pair of scissors outside Mallorca bar

Young tourist suffers punctured lung after being stabbed with a pair of scissors outside Mallorca bar

AN ALTERCATION outside a Playa de Palma bar in Mallorca resulted in a tourist being stabbed in the back with a small pair of scissors.

29 May, 2025 @ 15:49

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British expat, 75, banned from returning to his Costa Blanca home after being found guilty of child abuse in the UK

Tourist flats blamed but it’s politicians in the firing line as Spain’s rental housing stock plunges by half in four years

SPAIN’S rental housing market has experienced a dramatic decline, with available long-term rental properties halving over the past four years. While tourist flats are often

29 May, 2025 @ 15:30

Lead·National News

Another Spanish supermarket chain falls as Spain's supermarket wars heat up

Another Spanish highstreet chain falls as Spain’s supermarket wars heat up

A REGIONAL supermarket chain that once had over 600 shops in Spain has announced its closing down. El Arco is pulling down the shutters in

29 May, 2025 @ 14:56

Business & Finance·Lead·Northern Spain

Spain's new anti-smoking law will increase smoke-free areas with bans for bar and restaurant terraces

Spain’s new anti-smoking law will increase smoke-free areas including bar and restaurant terraces

A DRAFT of Spain’s new anti-smoking law has been virtually completed according to Health Minister, Monica Garcia. Speaking to SER Radio on Thursday, Garcia revealed

29 May, 2025 @ 14:04

Health·Lead·National News

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